Previously on: >>54199517
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>>54218410
don't use elementary, it's outdated and buggy. Opensuse is the better choice
I'm an idiot noob.
I'm trying to install megatools and this is what I get
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking for ANSI C header files... (cached) yes
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.16... ./configure: line 12493: /usr/local/bin/pkg-config: No such file or directory
no
checking for GLIB - version >= 2.32.0... no
*** A new enough version of pkg-config was not found.
*** See http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/
configure: error: Glib 2.32.0 or later is required to build megatools
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I definitely uninstalled and then reinstalled pkg-config
-------------------------------------------
Unpacking pkg-config (0.26-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.2-1) ...
Setting up pkg-config (0.26-1) ...
---------------------------------------
And I definitely have glib
-------------------------------
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.33.12+really2.32.4-5) ...
Setting up libglib2.0-dev (2.33.12+really2.32.4-5) ...
>>54218682
Oh and this is Debian 7 by the way ;_;
>>54218682
The error is right there, it says it requires a version of glib >= 2.32
>>54218694
Install libglib2.0-dev, then try again.
>>54218731
>>54218733
This is what I get ;_;
>>54218754
Apologies, I jumped to conclusions and can't read.
It appears you have an ancient version of pkg-config in /usr/local/bin, and the installer is trying to use it. Removing /usr/local/bin/pkg-config should PROBABLY fix this and is PROBABLY safe. Alternatively, running `export PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config` should also work.
>>54218811
Ok I'll try that thanks anon.
Is my GPU dying? I've seen people post screenshots which looked like this before, but I can't find the threads any more.
It happened randomly, when I switched tabs (not after an update).
>>54218694
Upgrade to jessie, there is no reason to be on oldstable
>>54218998
>>54218998
change your rendering method from sna to uxa if you have an older intel chip
it's a issue with xorg
Sup /fglt/ this is my first post on my gnu/linux mint machine. Using xfce, everything is running smooth and it's very comfy to browse in.
>>54219558
I have a 2010 Ironlake Intel GPU, gonna try that if the issue starts appearing more often. Thank you.
>>54220241
You seem to have your terminology as correct as an experienced user.
Great. Enjoy
Hi /g/. I have installed xubuntu 16.04, compton, nvidia graphics drivers, but still little tearing on firefox an and chrome.
Here my compton config: http://pastebin.com/TSH8h2Vh
who was it that said ubuntu had good hardware support? I've been working with kubuntu on a macbook and so far
>no wifi (fixed)
>capslock doesn't work
>volume buttons dont work
>trackpad multitouch and right-click dont work
>batter indicator cant recognize my battery
What kind of hardware/software would I need to be able to scan another computer's memory through USB3 with DMA?
>>54220908
>macbook
why?
>>54220908
>macbook
lol
>>54220908
None of those are Ubuntu specific. Hardware support is determined by the kernel. Most of the distributions ship a generic kernel, with as much hardware support enabled as possible (apart from the free distributions like Triquel).
The only thing which can make a difference is the kernel version. In your case there won't be much, since the latest Ubuntu ships with kernel 4.4 (compared to 4.5 which is the latest stable).
>>54220908
which macbook? there's really great resources if you know what you need.
i don't know about multi-touch on unity, never used that weird DE.
did you map your volume keys? which version ob buntu did you install? is it 16.04?
>>54220671
your config is weird, is that the testing config?
you don't need a config, just add compton with the right flags to your autostart. to test if it is good just run it and watch https://youtu.be/uNOKWoDtbSk?t=3m25s in mpv to see if it works.
to find out which flags read https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide
>>54220241
nice, have fun. if you have any issues make sure to check out the links in the OP and if you can't find anything, ask here.
>>54221191
Thanks, anon. I will test..
>>54221191
it's a 2011 13-inch MBP with an i5
>>54221132
>>54221141
It's my current laptop, I'm trying to make the switch. I use macs because I absolutely hate everything there is to PCs and I was cautious about linux because of poor software and hardware support
>>54221711
>2011 13-inch MBP
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro8,1/8,2/8,3_(2011)
did you read that?
Mac OS has way worse hardware support than GNU/Linux. since you bought a computer specifically made to run mac os it's no wonder that specific laptop works with it. fortunately appe doesn't produce a lot of things themselves so the problems can be fixed.
>>54221780
Thank you. And it's true OS X has worse hardware support, but it also means that apple used to have amazing hardware support
of course now I have to wait 5 days to get my trackpad replaced, which has been bug-free since I installed kubuntu
>>54221128
>USB
>DMA
No.
Can someone post the copypasta of the Linux user who can't get a date because he won't use proprietary software?
>>54221930
http://nonfree.pizza/
how do i make it so that the active window is not overlapped by the menu options like pic related
>>54221981
don't use Unity :^)
>>54222121
epic
>>54221780
okay, it's pretty clear now I have no idea what the fuck I'm doing. The arch wiki and both mtrack and synaptics assume I know how to edit xorg.conf which I don't. all guides on the ubuntu forum are for 14.04 unity
any help?
>>54221917
Like half of the links on Google say that USB3 has DMA and half say that it doesn't, what the fuck.
>>54222295
The chances of the remote device having the USB ports hooked up to memory directly are very fucking slim.
Whether it is possible or not is meaningless if the odds are not even a million to one.
What's the difference between using Kubuntu, and using Ubuntu with KDE slapped on?
From what I can tell it's easy to change DEs so why does Ubuntu need 10 different downloads?
>>54222188
Install Ubuntu 16.04.
>>54222468
Because Kubuntu comes with different pre-installed packages and cosmetic things like themes.
>why does Ubuntu need 10 different downloads
Some people like using the pre-assembled spin-offs with different desktop envronments.
>>54222475
but unity is so ugly and slow compared to kde
>>54222782
kubuntu 16.04 should exist somewhere i guess. otherwise just aptitude purge unity-desktop(or however the metapackage is called) and install kde5-desktop. or do a minimal install and install kde on it. or go with a distro that has a better installer like debian netinst.
>>54222839
that's what I'm using. I still can't figure out how to fix the right click on the touchpad, the sound buttons on the keyboard and battery indicator
Friendly reminder that Linus Torvalds who created the Linux kernel said:
>calling Linux in general "GNU/Linux" is just ridiculous
Also: pic related.
Has anyone running Xubuntu 16.04 experienced their mouse cursor disappearing from the screen after waking the computer up from being suspended?
It's been happening to me every so often. The cursor is still there - I've been able to do stuff like close windows with it - but the icon is just gone.
>>54222870
Which touchpad do you have? Did you try using libinput instead of the synaptics driver?
Do this to find out which one you're currently using. Note that the Xorg log could be stored elsewhere on Ubuntu. What does it say for your touchpad?grep -i "using input driver" /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Either way, you can check out the available options for your device with xinput. It's explained on the Arch Wiki how to do it and make permanent.
>>54222919
Based Linus Torvalds.
>>54222919
Linus didn't understand that people were talking about the operating system, not the kernel. That's why he said that.
So for some time i have had a very specific issue with telegram desktop on GNOME (both 3.18 and 3.20) on wayland where sometimes when using the overview my mouse stops responding on other windows and telegram but it works on gnome-shell, which means i can close and minimize stuff and select it. it does work again if i close telegram and reopen it. do any of you know if this is a bug with telegram? or if it is known already? i find it a bit hard to name this bug and find out if anyone else had it.
>>54222992[ 27.078] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 27.094] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 27.094] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 27.095] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
[ 27.096] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)'
[ 27.097] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver'
[ 27.098] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad'
[ 27.098] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'bcm5974'
[ 5042.749] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PixArt USB Optical Mouse'
>>54222919
>It's not an operating system without Facebook and Steam
Shut up you retard
>>54222919
If I want to buy a super cheap netbook/laptop for basic browsing, text editing/compiling capabilities on the go, are there any recommendations? I got an HP Stream 11. Most of the hardware is fine and runs Linux Mint great, but the wireless is terrible.
>he fell for the infinality meme
>>54223149
Thinkpad! You can get an x220 for about 200 dollars. That has a fucking i5 in it! It's also abotu the size of a netbook. 12.5 inches. Way better than a netbook for the same price.
What should I do if I want to switch to Linux but half of my vidya aren't supported by it?
>>54223270
dual-boot, play other vidya or something, get creative.
>>54223064
Try these two:
>install xserver-xorg-input-libinput
>remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
>reboot
>see if it works
You might also want to uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev and use the libinput driver for the keyboard and other stuff.
If just switching to the new driver doesn't fix it, run "xinput" and look for the ID of your trackpad (should be the bcm5974 thing). Then run "xinput list-props id". See if anything multi-touch is disabled or other options you want to turn on. Make sure to do this for the libinput and synaptics driver, because both expose different options.
>>54223270
Play only half of your vidya.
Dualbooting is for cucks.
>>54223270
Play other games.
It is time to move on.
Keep windows on a spare drive if you occasionally play old windows games with friends.
i have read in urukrama blog what PyPanel is the most popular panel with OpenBox users. That was posted in 2008, and the latest version of pypanel is from 2005. Is it still the best panel for openbox or are there better alternatives?
>>54223452
What does "best" even mean? Don't be one of those idiots who ask "what's the best X" and then just blindly use it because someone else told them to. There are plenty of standalone panels/taskbars to use. Check them out and decide for yourself. Tint2, lxpanel, xfce4-panel, the list goes on...
>>54223452
I like tint2 for openbox. But fluxbox + included panel is way better. [It's what I use(TM)]
>>54223270
Dual-boot or set up Wine to run it.
Debian user here. I used installed xfce. I'm liking it a lot.
Now, can I safely uninstall the gnome desktop w/o fucking anything up? It seems gnome's even forcing some of its icons on xfce
>>54223586
you can remove gnome but make sure to dpkg reconfigure lightdm
don't purge it yet just to make sure.
gnow doesn't force your icons on xfce, you probably just didn't apply your icon theme properly or it is missing a few things.
What's the equivalent of soulseek for linux?
>>54223777
Soulseek.
(I'm not kidding, it exists).
>>54223777
nicotine
>>54223695
Thanks!
I just realized the gnome icons only appear in the Thunar File Manager. Weird thing
>>54223876
Adwaita is the default icon theme for all GTK programs, not just gnome. It would look like that without gnome installed too.
>>54220520
>>54220596
Thanks!
My Fedora setup is a mess due to GNOME bullshit and I'm going to burn it all to the ground.
Been through Mandrake, Gentoo, Arch, Ubuntu, Debian and Mint in the past, and I just want something that would strike a decent balance without forcing me into power user territory again just for the sake of getting shit working.
>no GNOME
>no Free Software puritanism - if I have to dissect it just to get it to accept a binary blob, it's too far
>no Amazon botnet or anything of the sort
>no obligation to get down to Arch/Gentoo level tinkering just to get things working
>no infuriating limitations that have you tearing up the OS just to be able to do something a little more advanced than usual
>compatibility with the popular package formats that kids these days are using
>the ability to handle reasonable A/V playback without having to read part numbers off the motherboard, recompile the kernel three times and do terrible things to a Windows driver
>>54223777
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU + Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, but do not realize it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of this userbase are not aware that it is in actuality the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it is only operational in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is in actuality GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
I want to do an installation of linux -just- to test wayland with something like gnome 20
What's the quickest way to do this? Any distro in particular?
Maybe fedora rawhide?
>>54224115
Consider pen and paper
I can't fucking get my flash drive to mount automatically.
What DE is the most lightweight? I just want this simple shit to work
How to make all images open with gpicview?
I need to dual boot my surface pro 3 to run linux, most likely ubuntu, how do I even begin to do this without bricking my computer?
Also is it possible to boot linux from a USB drive? Not like the ISO for an install, but a USB drive that can just run let's say ubuntu upon boot if I select boot from USB in my bios?
>>54224162
Pen and paper is over, all the good ink manufacturers switched to systemd and I have to just barely scrpae along with awful Chinese inks that still work with my pens.
>>54224153
>wayland
>gnome
why not go whole hog and try out hawaii? check out maui linux, it's still alpha but that's to be expected at this point
>>54224153
no joke, either go with rebeccablack OS (it's a real thing) or debian unstable.
>>54224271
>>54224274
Thanks, though I would want to try Gnome specifically.
Basically I have performance issues on an AMD card and I'm told that switching to wayland might make things better.
>>54224336
what kinds of performance issues on which card? i am on gnome 3.20 with an amd gpu currently.
>>54224416
depends on your package manager, the easiest way is to use vrms. get your furry stuff back to /b/
>>54224359
280x, laggy animations.
Tried both FOSS and Catalyst (except now the latter isn't supported on 16.04), they both give me different results but none is good enough
>>54224416
furfag
>>54224443
I have animations disabled so i wouldn't notice.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd-win10-amdgpupro&num=4
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=gnome-318-xwayland&num=3
heres something about amd gpus and amd on wayland vs xorg, unfortunately your gpu is not on the list. i am not sure how wayland will effect your performance currently, the main development currently is bugfixing, not performance optimization.
OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK?
Where did all the icons in my menus go? Why is the spacing all wrong? why isn't breeze dark working?
What the fuck Kubuntu?
MOTHERFUCKER! All my settings were reversed! It took me hours to get the keyboard working right and now it's all undone!
yeah unfortunately mine is not supported by amdgpu. Well I guess I should try wayland anyways.
>>54223777
Soulseek has a build for linux
>>54224621
Meant to respond to >>54224559
BTW, I know proprietary driver support is done on Ubuntu, but does anyone know if there's still a way of installing those drivers? Maybe through a PPA?
What the actual fuck /flt/! This entire OS is complete garbage! Why is everything broken?
>>54218427
Irssi or HexChat and why?
>>54224830
Whatever floats your boat
Hey nerds.
If I'm building a new desktop and I don't give a FUCK about "muh gaymes" is there some way to optimize it for Gnu/Linux?
Like a guide on the most compatible and perfect out of box hardware yet also being efficient for certain needs?
I'm thinking of going with AMD apu since it's really cost efficient and I don't need a dedicated GPU.
All I did was reboot kubuntu. Why did the theme break, why are all the icons missing, why is my keymap ruined, why aren't my themes working?
What the fuck is wrong with Linux?
>>54224719
what are you using? on which hardware?
>>54224846
Have you tried Irssi?
>>54224871
what would you use it for? what's your budget?
id use soemthing with an intel iris 520 or better. no dedicated GPU.
>>54224877
it's a 2011 13-inch macbook pro with an i5 processor
>>54224621
Shit won't work without drivers, it doesn't matter what stack you put on top of it.
Consider deactivating the GPU until you can get drivers for it.
>>54224872
y'know it'd be helpfull if you quoted your own posts to make a coherent grumble instead of just leaving people wondering tha fuck you'r on about
other than that,
>using kubuntu
why? there are better choices for a kdecentric distro, like opensuse/manjaro/netrunner, etc...
>>54224872
usually these things are related to your DE which is KDE in your case, this has nothing to do with the kernel. we don't have a lot of KDE users in these threads usually, just two or 3 shitposters that like to claim superiority sometimes.
>>54224885
No, but does it matter?
Hey /g/.
I have a wifi problem on my Kali distro which came down to the wrong drivers being on the machine, I found the correct ones but for one or other reason it doesn't let me build them.
root@PC-User:~/rtlwifi_new# make
make -C /lib/modules/4.3.0-kali1-amd64/build M=/root/rtlwifi_new modules
make[1]: *** /lib/modules/4.3.0-kali1-amd64/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
Makefile:57: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
Any suggestions?
>>54224925
wondering if he didn't recently do a sysupgrade instead of a clean install. cause sometimes sys upgrade can break shit
>>54224896
>>>54224871 (You)
>what would you use it for? what's your budget?
>id use soemthing with an intel iris 520 or better. no dedicated GPU.
Just general shit. Scripting, programming, movies etc.
I'm using Arch Linux. My current PC is just shit and clunky as all fuck and I wanted to get something modern and slick. If not just for the fun of putting it together.
Maybe micro atx just for memes even.
>>54224929
Lame. Well I guess I'll look into it.
>>54224953
it was a clean install just two days ago
>>54224922
could doing this >>54223323
have caused my problems?
>>54224948
>/lib/modules/4.3.0-kali1-amd64/build: No such file or directory
Your makefile is probably fucked. Could you post it and the output of tree?
>>54224978
There is no "general shit". If you don't know your needs no one can really help you.
>>54224984
I'd seriously rec going with another kde distro, unless you're just really attatched to the bunt, cause kubuntu is kinda notorious for having problems.
that's really all I know to tell you
>>54225024
dunno for sure but logically if you make a change, reboot and shit's fucked up, it's probably the change you made
>>54225043
I don't really have any specific needs, I meant.
Anyways I was just wondering if there's any sense of trying to make it optimized for Gnu/Linux, that's all.
>>54224978
how huge is the stuff you usually compile?
make sure the mobo has proper hardware with free drivers and go for something like an i5 6600 or i7 6700 because they are good for cpu+igpu and have very good drivers.
just check the hardware support.
>>54225092
Why exactly do you want a new PC?
I somewhat doubt your current one doesn't let you do the scripting/compiling, and movies should only be problematic if it's really old.
Now, if you know what's lacking, you know what you want from your new PC.
As for Linux compatibility, you can try and google your chosen parts + Linux. There isn't really much of guides out there.
I have moderate experience with Linux and I think I'm about ready to make the switch.What operating system can I use, preferably Debian based, stable, and that will be as easy to configure general settings? leaning towards Kubuntu because it is what I know. Am I making the right choice?
>>54224899
Well, wayland is definitely working better.
Issue now is, Chromium and tearing.
>>54225195
>moderate experience
>debian based
just install debian
>>54225129
Thanks. That's what I meant kind of, is there some resource to show which drivers work flawlessly for some hardware or not.
If not that's ok I just had an idea and thought it might exist so I thought I'd ask.
>>54225174
I want to make something cute :3
I'm definitely not lacking with my current specs -- I'm still using a Phenom II and shit tho
>>54225195
Yes. Kubuntu is a great, fully featured choice.
Some may opt for a lighter DE and pick Lubuntu but if you're running moderately good hardware you should go for more features and less headache
>>54225195
there are people right above you recommending not using Kubuntu..
why not Debian itself? On all levels it has less questionable policies than Ubuntu, it's not a derivative distro, you can choose any DE/WM you like and it's entirely possible to use nonfree drivers with it.
>>54225217
What advantage would i have? I like the ubuntu reps.
>>54225226
what about
>>54225238
and others? isthere any way to acess the ubuntu repositories from it? Is there even a big difference to them?
>>54225264
>isthere any way to acess the ubuntu repositories from it?
As far as I know Ubuntu and kubuntu have the exact same repos
>>54225264
the debian repo is bigger and better. the ubuntu repo is basically debian testing with weird patches that make it break when updating sometimes.
debian can have stable in sources.list and stay on the stable release forever.
I am trying to dual boot with Debian Jessie but when I finish the install and load it up this happens. Sorry I am a newfag to Linux
>>54225343
what happens after waiting? this shouldn't be a problem.
I have been waiting for 3 hours now, is this normal
>>54225382
>waiting for 3 hours
no, but what you saw on boot was not something that usually is a problem.
did you try rebooting only once or multiple times?
>>54225414
Rebooted about 2 times now, might just let it do its thing when I got to work tomorrow
>>54218427
Hello, is it possible to create a dual boot loading windows 7 on a 120go ssd and a gnu/linux distro on an other hdd/ssd ?
If yes, how ?
>>54225461
it's possible:
1. install Windows 7/have existing Win7 install -> on ssd
2. install linux and tell it to create the root partition on the other drive
3. enjoy
>>54225033
SHELL := /bin/sh
CC = gcc
KVER ?= $(shell uname -r)
KSRC := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/build
FIRMWAREDIR := /lib/firmware/
PWD := $(shell pwd)
CLR_MODULE_FILES := *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko *~ .tmp_versions* modules.order Module.symvers
SYMBOL_FILE := Module.symvers
# Handle the move of the entire rtlwifi tree
ifneq ("","$(wildcard /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek)")
MODDESTDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi
else
MODDESTDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi
endif
#Handle the compression option for modules in 3.18+
ifneq ("","$(wildcard $(MODDESTDIR)/*.ko.gz)")
COMPRESS_GZIP := y
endif
ifneq ("","$(wildcard $(MODDESTDIR)/*.ko.xz)")
COMPRESS_XZ := y
endif
there's some more to the file which I could post if needed
>>54225461
Yes, set the linux drive as the boot device after installing. The rest should just werk.
Out of curiosity, is there an official icon set as the one shown on the ubuntu.com page?
Pic related
>>54225226
meh, kubuntu is crap compared to other kde distros, like netrunner, there's a rolling release based on arch, and a more stable version based on debian
>>54225318
Ubuntu is based on Debian Unstable, not testing ,AFAIK.
I did it, /g/. I ditched Windows.
>>54225590
You are partly right, lts is based on testing and normal releases are based on unstable. Don't forget that sid and stretch are only a few weeks apart.
Ok friends, just updated to Ubuntu 16.04 and, because I didn't read the change to AMD drivers, I got fucked.
I used 2560x1080 as my resolution, with proprietary graphics, and now I am stuck on 1920x1080. Is there something I can do to force my Ubuntu to use 2560x1080 resolution or should I just reroll to 15.04?
Also, is it more recommended to do a fresh install of 16.04 or just upgrade from 15.04 like I did?
How to do this on ubuntu 16.04 fresh install? I've googled this for two hours now.
God damnit this shit pisses me off, why the fuck would anyone want to have these buttons on left side? And better yet, why not offer a simple way to toggle them left and right, maybe all the same put them in the middle, yeah, because fuck you and your logic.
>>54225771
Welcome, homie
>>54226071
Use xrandr to set the resolution. On buntu it is advised to do a fresh install.
If your resolution is not detected, you might need the amd-firmware-nonfree package.
>>54226129
Unity gets hate for a reason. If you don't like it, choose something else, maybe gnome or xfce.
I didn't use unity in the last years so I can't help with what you want to do, sorry.
>>54226140
arandr is more friendly that xrandr
>>54226140
I try to fix my resolution with my current system, if I successful I will reinstall the 16.04 version, else, I will reroll to 15.04.
Thanks.
>>54226215
I didn't test that yet so I can't really recommend it. But if it's just a gui for xrandr it might actually be good.
>>54226335
>But if it's just a gui for xrandr it might actually be good.
That's exactly what is it. And it can generate shell script that call arandr.
>>54226311
Open source radeon drivers just work, dude. Way better than FGLRX. Just install 16.04. 15.10 at lowest. 15.04 isn't going to be supported with updates at all.
>>54226364
I don't have anything against open source radeon drivers, I just can't get my system to work on my desired my maximum resolution.
Also, every time I wrote 15.04 I meant 15.10, sorry.
>>54226215
>>54226335
>>54226357
I followed the steps in this site http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-change-display-resolution-settings-using-xrandr.html and all I got was my screen blinking non stop. Any idea what did I do wrong?
>>54226477
>Any idea what did I do wrong?
Did you try arandr?
>>54226489
I actually installed but didn't quite understand how that would function.
Sorry, I am this retard.
>>54226615
Can't help.
let me tell you I'm a noob and this happened today
>few hours ago
>running ubuntu 15.10
>ok, time to upgrade to 16.04
>WARNING: Installation can't be canceled once it starts
>sure, what can go wrong?
>everything downloads fine and installation starts
>error: bla bla gconf2 bla bla
>continue
>error: bla bla gconf2 bla bla
>sudo purge gconf2 && install gconf2
>unable to lock the administration directory, is another process using it?
>no it's fucking not
>restart
and this is how I fucked up my PC today. I'm on fucking windows and I'll be installing debian once I finish with my exams
>>54226852
Ubuntu is a terrible distro anyway.
How can I debug what broke sleep mode on my laptop?
Worked fine on 15.10
Doesn't work on 16.04 and it also doesn't work on OpenSuse TW, so it's not just an Ubuntu issue
>>54226852
oh, and yes, if I try to boot into ubuntu it's like a nightmare. Everything is broken and I can't even move the fucking mouse pointer or run a terminal
>>54226876
debian and ubanto are same garbage in different packaging.
>>54226852
>>54226852
APT doesn't have a reliable way of upgrading to a different release.
Iirc ubuntu always adviced to do a fresh installation and keeping the existing /home partition.
With debian it's a less of a problem since you update releases every now and then, but with ubuntu's release cycle of 6 months it's always problematic.
for example older fedora's had a fed-up tool for handling this, recently they've switched to DNF's plugin "system-upgrade"
>>54226978
I was told that debian is stable. All I want is a system that doesn't break THAT easily. What would you recommend?
>>54227043
OpenSuse Leap
>>54227043
>All I want is a system that doesn't break THAT easily
It's mostly up to the user.
Amazuntu and derivatives are *ok* for desktop use.
You did the mistake of upgrading between releases, which like I said - due to APT being garbage is not something that goes well.
If you're comfortable with Amazuntu, consider using LTS releases, they're maintained for few years, kernel/xorg/systemd version are upgraded rarely (mostly security backports) making system failures less often.
openSUSE leap adheres to a similar philosophy.
If you want a very up-to-date distribution that you should forget about anything APT based.
Try Fedora. DNF is great. I've been running the same installation since Fedora 20 (now Fedora 23) and upgraded between releases with no problems at all (Well just one, I had cmus installed but It doesn't exist in rpmfusion repositories anymore, so it refused to continue until I removed the package)
How can I rollback an upgrade on fedora that included a kernel update? The kernel version I was using was removed from the repos, what do?
>>54227220
Guess I'm fucked. I did the update 2 hours ago, now 3 packages are gone from the repos. I'm stuck with plasma 5.6.2
>>54227220
All available kernels are listeddnf list --showduplicates kernel
then install the kernel you desire bydnf install kernel-<yourpreferredversion>
If the kernel version you desire doesn't exist you go
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=8
download the kernel version you want and install it withdnf install ~/your/download/path/kernel-version.rpm
Good luck.
>>54227293
Bear in mind that Fedora by default keeps few the current kernel and the last two (iirc) releases so even after updating the kernel in case something goes wrong you can just boot the previous (or 2nd previous) version from GRUB.
How badly will I get judged by other FLOSS users, if I run Trisquel GNU/Linux without a WM.
Also anyone else rock a Chromebook as their low cost daily carry?
>>54227374
Does this include the kernel modules? Can't seem to find them.
>>54227457
>How badly will I get judged by other FLOSS users, if I run Trisquel GNU/Linux without a WM.
Trisquel bears the RMS badge of approval, it's the distro currently used by him.
If your setup works without binary kernel blobs, then why not.
Bear in mind that seeking approval on anonymous animugarbage posting forum is something you should avoid for your own mental health
>>54227484
Anon please, have you even clicked on it?
Have a suckless vrms for Debian/Debian based distros.vrms()
{
dpkg-query -W -f '${Section}/${Package}\n' | grep -E '^(contrib|multiverse|non-free|partner|restricted)/' | sort
}
>>54227679
How to do this on Arch?
I'm writing a script and I want it to list my current font settings of my terminal in a nice format.FONT=$(grep 'xft' ~/.Xresources)
But obviously it will then list everything from the line like Urxvt*font: xft:Dina size=10 . What would I pipe it to to remove the cruft and just show Dina 10? I'm new to bash scripting.
>>54227719
Can't because it's all in the same repo.
>>54227722
use SED
>>54227722
check how screenfetch does it
>>54227722echo "$FONT" | sed 's/.*:\(.\+\) .*=\(.*\)/\1 \2/'
It fails in almost every other way (if you have several fonts, bitmap fonts...), but it should get you started.
>>54228072
Thanks.
>>54227722
You should use this format for xft (makes it also easier to regex):
Examplexft:dina:style=regular:pixelsize=10:antialias=true:hinting=true
I give up on linux.
I was having a good time for a day, but it only took 24 hours for the entire thing to break beyond my ability to fix it through googling.
To those of you who do it every day, godspeed, but I need to stick to a baby's first OS
>>54228580
>but it only took 24 hours for the entire thing to break beyond my ability to fix it through googling.
now i'm curious lel
please share your adventure.
>>54228646
It's not a great story really. I just tried to install different drivers for my touchpad and when I rebooted all the icons were missing, the spacing was all off and breeze dark didn't work anymore.
Even before then the keyboard and trackpad were only half-working and there was a red light shining out of my audio port that I'd never seen before
>>54228708
>I just tried to install different drivers for my touchpad
lmao how.
if drivers for linux exist - they're included in the kernel (if they're licensed under a free license) or as a kernel module (if they're binary) in a standard distribution.
What "different" drivers?
Could you post a link to them?
Installing drivers is really putting a .bin firmware file in the correct directory and loading a proper module with modprobe.
>Even before then the keyboard and trackpad were only half-working
Could you elaborate? Half working meaning what, half of the keys weren't working?
Both external and internal laptops keyboards on 99.999% consumer laptops/desktops are generic USB devices.
>>54228815
half working meant capslock and the volume keys didn't work, nor did a lot of the touchpad functions like right clicking or zooming
I tried synaptics, libinput and mtrack all separately by installing them with apt
>>54220908
Why didn't you just bootcamp it you faggot? There are people at Oracle who run Solaris on fucking MacBooks. Don't erase the OS X partition you retard.
>>54228928
bootcamp doesn't even work that way anymore. You need to install a custom bootloader to run linux on a mac
>>54228872
>libinput
that's for wayland, x86-input-libinput is just a wrapper for x
most laptops come with synaptics
>nor did a lot of the touchpad functions like right clicking or zooming
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics#Frequently_used_options
http://uselessuseofcat.com/?p=74
first result in google
>by installing them with apt
>when I rebooted all the icons were missing, the spacing was all off and breeze dark didn't work anymore.
You're clearly not telling us the whole story, installing a package through a package manager doesn't work like that.
>half working meant capslock and the volume keys didn't work
On macbooks you have to hold down caps lock to engage it.
>>54228962
thats what I did, I guess I was doing it wrong
I cant think of anything else I did that could have broke it
>>54228997
yeah me neither
good luck and good night
>>54228958
Well if Oracle Drones can figure out how to run Solaris on MacBooks then you should be able to run Linux on it, without destroying the OS X partition like a retard.
I am having trouble trying to enable 64bits virtualization on virtualbox.
Intel says that my processor supports virtualization and I enabled vanderpool technology on my bios and yet when I use the cat /proc/cpuinfo command, there's no vmx flag.
Basically intel says that my processor supports virtualization but linuxdon't recognaize
>>54224115
xubuntu
>>54229609
nv I found out that it was
Xubuntu 16.04 here. Can't seem to drag&drop files from Chromium, is this a known bug?
How easy would it be to have a Linux operating system free of Stallman's code?
How impossible would it be to have a GNU operating system free of Linus' code?
>>54230329
alpine
What DE is the best for dual monitors?
>>54230329
Linux is a kernel, not an operating system.
>>54227043
Debian IS stable if your hardware is old enough
>>54227457
why do you care about being judged by autists
>>54224164
>can't get flash drive to mount automatically
>what de is most lightweight
these are unrelated problems. auto mounting the flash drive will be the same on most distributions
first result on google:
https://linuxconfig.org/automatically-mount-usb-external-drive-with-autofs
Why isn't there any goddamn distro that has a satisfactory set of features?
I'm looking for:
-no systemd
-binary package manager (some source compilation is OK, but the whole thing being source-based is just too tedious)
-(preferably) muh freedums (either FSF-approved or easy to block non-free packages)
-(mostly) up to date (no debian wheezy w/o nonfree repos, for example)
I'm tempted to look into Slackware, but Frugalware is also looking nice (worried about support, though). Any suggestions from you, /fglt/?
>>54230856
The only fsf approved distros worth anything are trisquel and parabola, and they're both systemd. Sorry.
How is Blu-ray disc playback support on linux?
>>54230882
I've tried Parabola with OpenRC (via http://systemd-free.org/), but it's the Arch roots of it that have me wary, due to some things they (the Arch devs) have done and said (also this: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2015-July/039443.html).
Again, I'd be OK with something non FSF-approved, as long as it's easy to tell if I have any non-free software installed.
I can't seem to get my touchpad to work Ubuntu 16.04grep -i "using input driver" /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 12.787] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 12.789] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 12.791] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 12.794] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'HID 1017:1006'
[ 12.798] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'HID 1017:1006 Touchpad'
[ 13.066] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'gpio-keys'
[ 13.068] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'gpio-keys'
Everything says it's enabled, it's obvously recognized. Will post more details.
>>54230856
void might be the best bet.
Manjaro has some openrc isos. Don't know about the freedom aspect.
Arch can use openrc as well so I don't see why parabola couldn't?
>>54230534
>these are unrelated problems.
No, they aren't. A DE will normally take care of automounting shit.
>>54230962~>xinput list-props 10Device 'HID 1017:1006 Touchpad':
Device Enabled (139): 1
Coordinate Transformation Matrix (141): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
Device Accel Profile (262): 1
Device Accel Constant Deceleration (263): 2.500000
Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (264): 1.000000
Device Accel Velocity Scaling (265): 12.500000
Synaptics Edges (266): 163, 3932, 221, 3874
Synaptics Finger (267): 25, 30, 0
Synaptics Tap Time (268): 180
Synaptics Tap Move (269): 254
Synaptics Tap Durations (270): 180, 100, 100
Synaptics ClickPad (271): 1
Synaptics Middle Button Timeout (272): 0
Synaptics Two-Finger Pressure (273): 282
Synaptics Two-Finger Width (274): 7
Synaptics Scrolling Distance (275): 115, 115
Synaptics Edge Scrolling (276): 0, 0, 0
Synaptics Two-Finger Scrolling (277): 1, 1
Synaptics Move Speed (278): 1.000000, 1.750000, 0.034536, 0.000000
Synaptics Off (279): 2
Synaptics Locked Drags (280): 0
Synaptics Locked Drags Timeout (281): 5000
Synaptics Tap Action (282): 2, 3, 0, 0, 1, 3, 0
Synaptics Click Action (283): 1, 3, 0
Synaptics Circular Scrolling (284): 0
Synaptics Circular Scrolling Distance (285): 0.100000
Synaptics Circular Scrolling Trigger (286): 0
Synaptics Circular Pad (287): 0
Synaptics Palm Detection (288): 0
Synaptics Palm Dimensions (289): 10, 200
Synaptics Coasting Speed (290): 20.000000, 50.000000
Synaptics Pressure Motion (291): 30, 160
Synaptics Pressure Motion Factor (292): 1.000000, 1.000000
Synaptics Resolution Detect (293): 1
Synaptics Grab Event Device (294): 0
Synaptics Gestures (295): 1
Synaptics Capabilities (296): 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0
Synaptics Pad Resolution (297): 59, 40
Synaptics Area (298): 0, 0, 0, 0
Synaptics Soft Button Areas (299): 2047, 0, 3357, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Synaptics Noise Cancellation (300): 28, 28
Device Product ID (257): 4119, 4102
Device Node (258): "/dev/input/event5"
>>54230963
>I don't see why parabola couldn't?
See my response at >>54230947.
I've used Manjaro OpenRC before for a bit as well, but the difficulty of distinguishing free from non-free software without researching licenses for every package on the system is less than convenient.
>void might be the best bet.
I've considered it, but again, no easy way to check if there's non-free software. It's a little more reasonable to hand check Void (fewer packages installed on a fresh install), but still not the most favorable thing.
Looks like my options are either stick with Parabola w/OpenRC, or switch to Slackware/Void and be mindful of the packages I install.
Lets say you have a string of 20 words, and you want to shorten it to the first 8 words, is there any way to do that in bash?
>>54229428
The mac portion works fine
>>54230856
I'm using debian testing without systemd and I like it.
>>54230981
Since systemd has so many features and it absorbed udev I would have thought they would have put automounting in there at some point.
>>54231162command | cut -d' ' -f1-8
>>54231510
Yeah, I've heard a few things regarding switching Debian over to sysvinit.
How difficult is it to set up? I might give it a try in a VM, then on actual hardware (I got an Acer netbook from 2008 that I use for testing stuff like this).
>>54231814
http://without-systemd.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_remove_systemd_from_a_Debian_jessie/sid_installation
Having some trouble using a webm convert script with mpv https://gist.github.com/Zehkul/25ea7ae77b30af959be0
When ever i try to make a webm I get this error:
Opening video filter: [scale w=960 h=540]
Image formats incompatible or invalid.
Video filter chain:
[in] 1280x720 yuv420p bt.709/limited CL=mpeg2/4/h264
[sub] 1280x720 yuv420p bt.709/limited CL=mpeg2/4/h264
[crop] 1280x720 yuv420p bt.709/limited CL=mpeg2/4/h264
[scale] 960x540 yuv420p bt.709/limited CL=mpeg2/4/h264
[out] ??? <---
Cannot initialize video filters.
Could not initialize video chain.
Video: no video
Exiting... (Errors when loading file)
I'm not really sure how to fix this. The source is just a standard anime.mkv
>>54231875
Duh. I completely forgot about that wiki page. Must've slipped my mind.
I'll give it a try. Thanks for the input!
>>54230856
>no systemd
Why? You still have all the bloat of udev in the form of eudev, freedesktop.org's X server with all its bloated extensions, polkit/consolekit, and so on
All the arguments against systemd apply to other freedesktop.org software, and also the kernel itself
Everytime I open firefox this black screen shows up.
Any ideas?
>>54231942
Try resetting your monitor res.
>>54231953
Naw it's a gtk/X.org bug
The same thing happens to me with firefox and other gtk programs, but the window quickly resizes over the black space
>>54218427
I'm glad this thread exists in perpetuity.
As soon as I've given up on something after an hour or two and start typing my question and admitting my failure as a human being, I figure it out and backspace out my post.
So thanks /fglt/, sort of.
>>54231929
Yeah, bloat is inescapable with that sort of thing.
It's more the iron grip systemd is holding over modern distros (and the GNOME desktop environment) that leaves a bad taste in my mouth, I guess.
>>54232004
Systemd is only holding a grip over distros as the default because DEs depend on it
Kind of like all the other freedesktop.org crap. A lot of other software has been phased out in favor of redhatware.
Systemd is just another one. Only caring about systemd is ridiculous. Oh yeah, after device management and ACPI fell, we only care about init.
>>54231929
>All the arguments against systemd apply to other freedesktop.org software
They really do. All that overly bureaucratic xml loving xdg shit isn't welcome on my pc.
>>54232129
the systemd scare is a false flag to distract users from the real problems underlying typical ganoo/linux userspace so more redhatware can move in with the benefits of not being integrated with systemd
>guys, you can use wayland without systemd, no need to use UNIX-compatible X anymore. X was bad because our implementation was bloated. That means X was bad, period.
>>54226615
You start it and select your resolution. If that id too much just type xrandr into a terminal and show us the output.
>>54218427
Make a Gnu/Linux that can play up to date games, then we can talk about your shitty OS.
what system monitors can I get? the gui ones are pretty much shit. I want an accurate reading of my cpu temp but this isnt gonna happen in this case. When runnin on my aids 10 drive and using their drivers, it barely even got hot..
So what system monitoring and info tools do you guys use?
Ive installed
Conkey
screenfetch
Htop
Psensor
CPU-G
top by default
I have also read the arch program list on things like this. What do you guys suggest?
>>54232523
https://github.com/firehol/netdata
Standard web dashboard thing. Very performant considering how much shiny graphs and shit it has.
>>54232425
>playing vidya gaymes as an adult
Seek help
>>54225771
now you need to rice
I bought a new main board, new ram and new processor. Can i just put my linux ssd in there and expect it to run like with windows or do I need to ibstall the OS from scratch?
>>54227043
NASA uses Debian in space ships.
What's the fucking point of autossh if it doesn't always try to reconnect?
I rebooted my VPS and get this shit when I get home. What the fuck?
Last line was command I ran.
>>54233596
Fuck it, bash loop it is.
>>54233259
Should work just fine. Although udev (at least on debuntu) will give you new network device a new name so you should delete /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules then reboot.
>>54233707
Thanks!
How do I get a bootscreen like this in my Arch installation?
>>54233870
It is probably in the knoppix initramfs so have a look in there and see what they are doing.
>>54226129
>>54226129
Really. Does no one on latest ubuntu want window controls on the right side? What fucking sheeplings and macfaggots they appear to be.
>>54227043
I've run debian stable for years and years on multiple servers and never once have I had things break apart from systemd faggotry at 7->8.
>>54234237
First thing I did is uninstall ubuntu-session and install cinnamon. I haven't even seen that monstrosity aside from the weird gedit bug I got, but reinstalling gedit fixed it
>>54234237
Maybe there are no fags here running unity. I heard that there is a unity tweak tool, have you looked into that?
>>54234257
7->8 what might I ask? Is systemd rough to work with or is it just something you gotta know?
>>54226129
IIRC KDE 3.5 could put them either side or center...
But you know options are literally Hitler.
>>54234237
>Using unity
please
I'm a Lubuntu noob.
My trackpad is highly sensitive. When my palm hits it while typing, it registers a click.
I've tried a couple of terminal commands including synclient MaxTapTime and xinput --set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Noise Cancellation" 20 20, but nothing seems to do the trick.
Any ideas?
>>54234316
dude, I've used dozens of distros in twenty years. I've used debian for the last 10 years. Haven't tried ubuntu since they forced unity down everyone's throat, but now decided to try it out. And guess what, it's appears to be pretty good as a daily driver. How many years it took? Five?
But I'm not going to keep unity installed if I can't move my window controls to the right.
>>54233870
If you're talking about the tux icon, it's from linux. It's in the framebuffer configuration options.
I don't know if it can be built as a module. If it can, I don't know that arch has it.
I can't get f.lux to work on linux.
I've made it a startup application so this pic related shows up every time I log in, however absolutely nothing happens when I click preview or put my geolocation.
I know redshift exists but my eyes are accustomed to f.lux so I'll insist on it for now.
